The Real Heiress Rules the World

Chapter 48 Everyone Targeting Sloane

Chapter 48 Everyone Targeting Sloane

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“Ahem.” The Rivers family patriarch cleared his throat, looking troubled. “Marshall, it’s not that we don’t want to help you–but when it comes to breaking the law, there’s really nothing we can do.”

He gave a subtle nudge. “Didn’t you say the Hawthorne family is your in–law? Why not ask them for help?”

Marshall picked up on the hint, sighing helplessly. “It’s not like I don’t want to. But the Hawthorne family isn’t somewhere I can just walk into.”

The matriarch cut in, “I heard Lucas sent someone over recently to bring Sloane back to the Hawthorne estate.” Her tone was suggestive. “You may not be able to get in—but someone else can.”

The mention of that made Marshall furious. “I told Sloane to go see Lucas before I came here. That ungrateful girl refused.”

The patriarch’s brows drew together, a flicker of displeasure passing through his eyes. “She refused? What is wrong with her? Doesn’t she know how serious this is? The Rivers family is on the brink of collapse and she’s still being stubborn?”

where your family messed up,” the matriarch said with a scoff. “If she were in my house, it wouldn’t be up to her. I’d tie her up

already running the numbers in his head,

he saw the main branch was just dodging responsibility, he knew they weren’t going to lift a finger to

as well use this to test the Hawthorne family’s stance. If they don’t step in, that means they never cared about the engagement in the first place. And if

just a side branch anyway. If

house empty–handed. Adrian had

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station too, where he’d gone to speak with

the looks on their faces, Helen’s heart sank. Still clinging to hope, she asked, “They

shook his head, his face somber. “They’re afraid of getting dragged into it. They’re doing everything they can to steer

told me the truth. He really did hit that

felt like the sky had fallen. They’d